Contract award · 16 Nov 2023

Lower V/UHF Antenna

Ministry of Defence awarded “Lower V/UHF Antenna” to Leonardo Helicopters Ltd for £1.07m on 16 Nov 2023. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSecurity, fire & defence equipmentSouth West

Value £1.07m

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£1,068,114
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Security, fire & defence equipment · Electronic and electrical spare parts for military aerospace equipment (CPV 35642000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date16 Nov 2023
  2. Published24 Nov 2023Published 8 days after the contract date

Description

Merlin Mk2 Lower V/UHF Antenna to introduce a direct replacement Lower V/UHF Antenna with the same fit and function to overcome the obsolesence issue

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